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Given the continuous increase in populations and its role as a reservoir for several infections, wild boar (<jats:italic>Sus scrofa<\/jats:italic>) requires special attention regarding disease surveillance and monitoring. In this study, we investigated the molecular prevalence of selected pathogens in the wild boar population of Campania, southern Italy. The prevalence of pathogens causing reproductive problems in pigs (<jats:italic>Sus domesticus<\/jats:italic>), including porcine parvovirus (PPV), porcine circovirus types 2 and 3 (PCV-2 and PCV-3), pseudorabies virus (PRV), <jats:italic>Coxiella burnetii<\/jats:italic>, and <jats:italic>Brucella suis<\/jats:italic>, was evaluated by testing the reproductive organs collected from 63 wild boars with polymerase chain reaction. The most common pathogens were PPV (44.4%) and two porcine circoviruses (14.3%). PRV and <jats:italic>C. burnetii<\/jats:italic>, on the other hand, showed a significantly lower prevalence (1.6%). No reproductive organs tested were positive for <jats:italic>B. suis<\/jats:italic>. Risk factor analysis revealed a correlation between age and PCV-2 positivity, with animals less than 12 months old having significantly higher prevalence rates.<\/jats:p><jats:p>Our findings suggest that wild boars hunted in the Campania region harbour several infections potentially transmissible to other mammals\u2019 reproductive tracts. 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